tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post5603982873904005219..comments2024-03-05T04:28:19.501-08:00Comments on Life Ever Changing: Does Riding Your Own Make You a Better PassengerB.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598057523770603981noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-36607992473827760352010-03-26T20:56:27.052-07:002010-03-26T20:56:27.052-07:00Before I rode my own, like you, I was told what a ...Before I rode my own, like you, I was told what a great passenger I was. I had an accident 3 months into my riding experience. I wasn't afraid to get back on (after broken bones healed)and ride my own, but very nervous riding behind my husband after my accident. I think you are right, it is a control thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-52389076711125903612010-02-20T19:28:52.664-08:002010-02-20T19:28:52.664-08:00I think the real question should be “Does riding b...I think the real question should be “Does riding bitch make you a Better Bitch?” <br />Well does it?Willy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865633242705849475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-67619187212098266182010-02-18T17:59:04.099-08:002010-02-18T17:59:04.099-08:00I'm going to agree with Mr M that most people ...I'm going to agree with Mr M that most people would agree with you on some level. I know that after 10K miles in the saddle of my Super Glide, I feel like I am one with the bike...and on the back of Jay's Low Rider I am figity and uncomfortable. Although I very much enjoy the SHORT rides that we take together (like our sunset ride on our anniversary to the small town where we got married to get ice cream), I'd much prefer to ride my own.mrs rchttp://roadcaptainusa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-59507818831337900132010-02-18T13:09:12.839-08:002010-02-18T13:09:12.839-08:00You raise a good question. My wife never liked ri...You raise a good question. My wife never liked riding her own - that is why we sold it, but she loves riding with me. Friends who's wives ride their own tell me the wives do not like riding on the back.Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781519114239212489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-82082639558217131732010-02-18T08:17:02.358-08:002010-02-18T08:17:02.358-08:00great post! a few yrs ago jumping on a bike 2up, i...great post! a few yrs ago jumping on a bike 2up, i had a new date ask me sweetly if i could handle being a passenger again. it was a nice question, and a good one. i smiled and said no prob. i was wrong, kinda. long story short, i was not completely comfy til i took my eyes off the road ahead and just enjoyed the scenery. <br /><br />since then ive realized it depends on many factors, but in my case its mostly me. there are men i can lean into and just enjoy the ride. but more often than not im SOOO aware of the surroundings that i might be a nuisance. once i notice if i think im being bad, i force myself to relax and enjoy the side landscape, and WONT look thru the windshield. have you tried that?mq01https://www.blogger.com/profile/11742343758057005313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-31299574559013891172010-02-18T07:36:43.060-08:002010-02-18T07:36:43.060-08:00I don't know that there's a hard and fast ...I don't know that there's a hard and fast rule. My wife was always an excellent passenger, both before and after she started riding her own, so I guess it's a personal thing.<br /><br />What would be more interesting I think is whether having experience carrying a passenger made you a better passenger yourself.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-49380414116895033392010-02-18T03:02:42.451-08:002010-02-18T03:02:42.451-08:00I think it would be difficult to give up the contr...I think it would be difficult to give up the control once you've had it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject.IHGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032462747827070629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-65983192355511642812010-02-17T20:49:52.329-08:002010-02-17T20:49:52.329-08:00oh shit...."own" I meant....geezoh shit...."own" I meant....geezFLHX_Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453169653430889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-80949456599878782532010-02-17T20:49:25.911-08:002010-02-17T20:49:25.911-08:00I do know how to spell "one" by the way....I do know how to spell "one" by the way.FLHX_Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453169653430889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-6580639669196587642010-02-17T20:48:51.919-08:002010-02-17T20:48:51.919-08:00"Does riding your won make you a better passe..."Does riding your won make you a better passenger?".....no<br /><br />Heh, still love having you ride bitch though...not that your a bitch or anything...nope<br /><br />Why is my word verification; "PALIN"FLHX_Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453169653430889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-89777905207775171002010-02-17T14:57:22.082-08:002010-02-17T14:57:22.082-08:00I CAN ride in the car with someone else driving, b...I CAN ride in the car with someone else driving, but I don't like to and I leave imprints on the floorboard. Does that make me a bad passenger? Some think so and I'm good with that. Better to spend a little more on the gas and just ride yourself. Not a bad passenger, just a better rider.Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-78113689120710648122010-02-17T11:32:19.653-08:002010-02-17T11:32:19.653-08:00I will have to show this to my wife. She has been ...I will have to show this to my wife. She has been wanting to take lessons and get her own bike. Though she would still ride with me when we do our long hauls. This will give us something to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375337914020751846.post-34795995696765576792010-02-17T10:20:35.948-08:002010-02-17T10:20:35.948-08:00Good post. Great thought provoking shit. I don'...Good post. Great thought provoking shit. I don't know the answer, but I'm going to guess for most people, they would find themselves in the same situation as you.Mr. Motorcyclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317142329450322815noreply@blogger.com